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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane

The Helldiver’s poor manufacturing was a superficial problem relative to its fundamentally flawed design. The aircraft was simply built wrong. The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was built to replace the ...
The Gazette

Flight of the Helldiver: World War II plane makes journey from lake bottom to Colorado Springs

Docent Ashby Taylor tells the story behind the World War II SB2C Helldiver dive bomber inside WestPac Restorations while giving a tour Wednesday, July 24, 2025, at the National World War II Aviation ...
The National Interest

Head-to-head: The Douglas SBD Dauntless vs. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver Bomber

What can be said about this iconic warbird that hasn’t already been said? The Dauntless made its maiden flight on May 1, 1940, and entered into official operational service with the U.S. Navy and U.S.
The National Interest

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane

Between 1943 and 1945, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers were built. Initially, the aircraft displayed poor handling characteristics—earning a damning report from the waste-focused Truman Committee and the ...